Maybe we’re meant to find hidden gardens that’ll unlock more than haunting memories of the old, offering insight into new knowledge, the gardens of a younger generation, and how they heal our souls.

To unlock that quest, we begin in centuries- and millennia-old gardens steeped in history, philosophy, spirituality, geography, stories, and lessons, learning the origins of gardens, that peaceful retreat and often dangerous paradise that holds us captive to desire and sanctuary.

Essential to horticulture, gardeners, herbalists, and history lovers, the garden is our own Garden of Eden, tempting us to explore how gardens were formed, how they inspired and taught generations to find their inner peace within their homes, and the historical and cultural impact they had on the environment and community.

The only downfall of such curated gardens is perhaps the order of history we’re thrown into while learning. Remarkably documented, with historical references and breathtaking stories of gardens, showing why they mattered holistically and the rich storytelling gardens give us, it often leads us in multiple directions all at once. One story begins; another jumps forward and then back throughout time itself, traveling between gardens, and it often feels we’re in a loop. It leads us to become lost in every garden we read, lost in history that’s happily endless. If it were strictly in order, it’d be consistent, but other than that, if you desire to lose yourself and become lost in time in the many wonders of the world in a garden, you’ve found your own little Secret Garden.